“To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.” -- Sun TzuIn my column over at First Things today, I hope to lay a calming hand on a few shoulders that had nearly gone spastic yesterday, in response to early reports of Pope Francis' chat with reporters as he flew home from World Youth Day. A great many voices on social media were yelling that the pope was being "used" by the press to further a gay-sympathetic agenda; the fact that most sec … [Read more...]